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Take heed not to do your alms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens.
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When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;
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so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render [it] to thee.
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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets so that they should appear to men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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But *thou*, when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render [it] to thee.
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But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.
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Be not ye therefore like them, for your Father knows of what things ye have need before ye beg [anything] of him.
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Thus therefore pray *ye*: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be sanctified,